CELLULOSE XANTHATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cellulose xanthate mean? 

• CELLULOSE XANTHATE (noun)
  The noun CELLULOSE XANTHATE has 1 sense:

1. a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda

  Familiarity information: CELLULOSE XANTHATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CELLULOSE XANTHATE (noun)

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Meaning:

A cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cellulose xanthate; viscose

Hypernyms ("cellulose xanthate" is a kind of...):

cellulose ester (any ester of cellulose with an acid)

xanthate (a salt or ester of xanthic acid)

Holonyms ("cellulose xanthate" is a substance of...):

viscose; viscose rayon (a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers)